Actually it's what we gave to the returning WW2 vets, and was largely responsible for the economic and technological success we saw after the 40s.
I don't think it's unreasonable in the least. Michael Dinowitz wrote: > According to Tim's post the issue was the bill going far beyond anything > that is reasonable. Paying for housing? basic salary? I'd join up for that. > > On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> tBone wrote: >>> Actually, so far the main difficulties with this bill have been the >>> increased cost associated with the education benefits, and the fear that >>> soldiers that would have stayed in will leave because they can actually >>> afford to go to school. >>> >> That's what McCain and Bush are saying and it's fairly derogatory, to be >> blunt. >> >> They're basically saying that only uneducated people with no better >> options are willing to serve - therefore the only way to have a US >> military is to have an uneducated population from which to recruit >> from. >> >> If that's true, then the military needs a complete restructuring much >> like the Marines had in the 90s. >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:260664 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
